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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 2

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 439▲ 57 vs year ago 357 · +16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 71▼ 15 vs year ago 106 · −14.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,645	102.96	1,693	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	77.24	939	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	77.17	1,133	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	62.40	638	102

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	93.65/cwt	83.00–98.50	1,394	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	104.98/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,758	26
Bulls	—	—	1,878	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,140	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	41.15/cwt	27.00–49.00	380	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	53.70/cwt	49.00–58.50	514	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	77.82/cwt	76.00–80.00	789	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	67.19/cwt	60.00–75.00	716	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	72.03/cwt	67.00–74.00	867	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	87.18/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,058	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	77.88/cwt	74.00–83.50	949	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	72.06/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,007	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	86.15/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,217	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	78.67/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,179	57
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	827.23/cwt	635.00–925.00	8,694	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	941.29/cwt	710.00–1,025.00	11,220	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	922.10/cwt	775.00–985.00	11,130	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	1,157.35/cwt	1,060.00–1,210.00	15,416	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	1,067.32/cwt	1,050.00–1,085.00	15,156	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	84.38/cwt	75.00–92.00	738	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	111.32/cwt	90.00–129.50	982	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	884	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,072	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	978	787.50/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,702	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	540.79/cwt	500.00–575.00	4,002	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	1,000.86/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	9,488	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	1,263.72/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	15,278	5

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon May 2, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 439Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 71Year ago 106

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,192	710.00–1,025.00	941.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,207	775.00–985.00	922.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,051	635.00–925.00	827.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,332	1,060.00–1,210.00	1,157.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,420	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,067.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	882	90.00–129.50	111.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	875	75.00–92.00	84.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	725.00–850.00	787.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	948	875.00–1,100.00	1,000.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	740	500.00–575.00	540.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,209	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,263.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,488	83.00–98.50	93.65
26	—	1,675	100.00–109.50	104.98
2	—	1,878	113.00–115.00	113.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,218	74.00–83.50	77.88
5	—	1,214	84.00–92.50	87.18
22	—	1,203	67.00–74.00	72.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	76.00–80.00	77.82
59	—	1,066	60.00–75.00	67.19
10	—	923	27.00–49.00	41.15
24	—	958	49.00–58.50	53.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,398	65.00–75.00	72.06
57	—	1,499	74.00–84.00	78.67
3	—	1,413	85.00–87.50	86.15

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.